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splitting one site to multiple domains and servers

any reason it would be a bad idea?

         

cyberfish

12:24 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



I have a web site that has been growing steadily in terms of traffic and content for the past six months. I use now double the bandwidth allocated by my host and at $1.00/100MB it gets expensive.

Since the site is divided in a few major subtopics I can divide the site up to two or even three different sites/servers focusing on a different topic each, but all interlinked together to form one unified web entity. I am even devising a scheme by which the header of the pages will change slightly to reflect the topic (and domain) the viewer is in ("widgets" "widget info" "history of widget").

I own the plural and the singular versions of the domain name, so I was going to use them both. The goal is that I will be saving some money by buying another basic hosting plan instead of paying for the extra bandwidth on one domain. I will not duplicate any content, and the pages I will move to another server will remain with a redirect (or with a 301 trick--if I learn how to do it).

I have a PR6 on the existing site now, and by adding about thirty pages per month I anticipate my SE listings and the bandwidth usage to increase if I don't do anything.

I know it will be a major undertaking to split the site up, so I was hoping to get some expert advice (and maybe some tips) as to whether this would be a good idea in the first place, and what impact this could have in the Google listings.

Thank you in advance for any ideas,

Thomas

<edit: fixed the $/MB charge to read /100MB>

[edited by: cyberfish at 12:53 am (utc) on Jan. 9, 2003]

Birdman

12:39 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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How much bandwidth are you using per month?

cyberfish

12:44 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Hi Birdman,
I used 10 GB last month, and I anticipate using anywhere between 13 and 16 GB in January.

Birdman

12:55 am on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



I'm not the expert around here, but I think you would be just fine by splitting the site up. I've read quite a few threads about others doing the same. As long as you keep the redirects up for awhile, you should be good. I have heard that you should have unique ips if you are going to interlink.

Birdman

cyberfish

3:31 pm on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Thank you again Birdman.

Any other ideas would be welcome.

Thomas